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Dayton Business Journal...
Four movies to be
filmed in Ohio
One in Darke, Mercer, Stark Counties
by DBJ Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Four new movies are set to be filmed in Ohio, and have won tax breaks
from the state. Among the movie stars coming to the Buckeye State for
filming include Kim Bassinger and Val Kilmer.
The Ohio Film Office has secured four films to be shot in Ohio, which
will employ roughly 900 residents. Using roughly $2.3 million in Motion
Picture Tax Credits, the movies will be shot at various points across
the state, including northwest of Dayton in Darke County.
Here are the films set to be filmed in Ohio:
• “Over the Wall” will receive a $1.6 million tax credit to shoot in
Darke, Mercer and Stark counties in late summer and early fall of 2011.
The film is set in the world of professional stock-car racing, which
centers on a violent tragedy that rips the characters’ lives apart in a
story of love, betrayal, and revenge. The project is expected to hire
more than 600 Ohioans as part of the cast and crew.
The film stars Kim Bassinger, Jennifer Morrison, Nick Stahl and Freddy
Rodriguez, according to the Internet Movie Data Base.
• “Liberal Arts” will receive a $230,000 tax credit to shoot in the
city of Gambier around Kenyon College, as well as the city of Columbus.
The film, written and directed by Josh Radnor, centers around a
30-something man and a co-ed, who spark a friendship due to their
mutual love of books and music, but their age difference complicates
the blossoming relationship. The project is expected to hire
approximately 170 Ohioans as part of the cast and crew.
• “Old Fashioned” will receive a $141,000 tax credit to shoot in
Tuscarawas County. The film, produced by Nathan Nazario, an area
native, revolves around a charming but lonely, idealistic antique shop
owner who meets a free-spirited young woman running from an abusive
relationship. Together they attempt an old fashion courtship in
contemporary America. The project is expected to hire approximately 60
Ohioans as part of the cast and crew. Auditions will be held June 26-27
at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University’s Performing
Arts Center.
• “Seven Below Zero” will receive a $336,000 tax credit to shoot in the
cities of Goshen, Cincinnati and surrounding areas in mid-summer of
2011. The film is about a tour bus accident that leaves six travelers
trapped in a home where a murder happened 100 years ago. The characters
begin to experience strange phenomenon and wonder if spirits are trying
to warn them or harm them. The project is expected to hire
approximately 60 Ohioans as part of the cast and crew.
In order to be eligible for the tax credit, the production companies
must show reviewable progress to the Ohio Film Office within 90 days of
receiving the notification letter. In addition, they will only receive
the tax credit upon the completion of production.
The movies come on the heels of ramped-up movie production across the
state, including “The Ides of March,” which stars George Clooney and
was shot around Cincinnati and in Oxford at Miami University.
“With recent movies such as Unstoppable, Ides of March, The Avengers,
and more, Ohio is seeing a boom of interest from Hollywood,” said James
Leftwich, director of the Ohio Department of Development. “These films
will provide an economic boost to the communities that serve as sets
and continue to grow Ohio’s film industry into something Ohioans can be
proud of.”
Since the tax credit began, the Ohio Film Office has provided more than
$29 million in tax credits to Ohio productions, which have employed
more than 9,000 Ohioans and contributed nearly $120 million to Ohio’s
economy.
The Ohio movies have or have had various production or distribution
deals with companies such as Walt Disney Co., Time Warner Inc., News
Corp. and Sony Corp.
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